Combined scrubber and mop.



No. 702,875. 7 Patented June I7, I902. -C. J. HUNT.

COMBINED SCBUBBEB AND MOP.

(Application filed. Mar. 1, 1901.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT ()EEIOE. T

CHARLES J. HUNT, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH P. OLEAL, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

COMBINED SCRUBBER AND MOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,875, dated June 1'7, 1902.

Application filed March 1, 1901. erial No. 49,528. (No model.) 7

To an whom it may concern: stem 20, which is receivedby the thumb-nut Be it known that I, CHARLES J. HUNT, a 21 and by the tubular extension 22 of the citizen of the United States, residing at Daymop-frame. The thumb-nut 21 has a shank ton, Montgomery county, Ohio, haveinvented 23, receiving the stem 20and being itself recertain new and useful Improvements in a ceived by the tubular extension 22. The side 55 Combined Scrubber and Mop, of which the pieces 17 have lateral openings 24, whereby following is a specification. after the thumb-nut has been screwed down My invention has relation to that class of sufficiently on the stem 20, so that its shank cleaning devices known as scrubbers and will clear the tubular extension, either end 10 mops, and its general object is to improve of the cress-bar may be moved slightly later- 60 the construction and utility of devices of this ally through one of said openings in order character, as well as to provide for their more that the Opposite end will clear its side piece, convenient operation and manipulation. thus allowing the entire cross-bar to be re- In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation moved from the mop-holder frame. The mop of my combined scrubber and mop; Fig. 2, 25 is designed to be securely held between 65 an enlarged sectional elevation on line 2 of the end piece 16 and the cross-bar 19, as shown Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a sectional elevation on line 3 in Fig. 1, the screwing of the thumb-nut toof Fig. 1 with portions of the spindle 17 broken ward the end of the stem 20 forcing the crossaway and the mop removed; Fig. 4, a rear bardownward upon the mop.

2o elevation of one of the mop-holders; Fig. 5, The above construction is both simple and 70 a sectional plan on line 5 of Fig. 4, and Figs. efficient and provides for ready assembling 6 and 7'detail views of a modified form of and taking apart. clamping device for one of the mop-holders. The mop is also secured to a supplemental The usual handle 1 has at its lower end a mop-holder, which is movable longitudinally ferrule or head 2, having a socket, in which of the handle and is capable of rotation, so 75 the handle is secured in any suitable manner. that the mop can be twisted, and thereby This head has two oppositely-arranged lugs wrung out. This mop-holder consists of a 3 and 4, to which a brush and mop are ad- .mop-holder frame 26, which by means of a justably attached. As a convenient con-- short bolt 27isrotatably secured to what may 30 struction for the purpose of obtaining this be termeda sleeve 28, which is adapted to 80 adjustable connection the brush5has secured be moved longitudinally on the handle and to its back a projecting plate 6, corresponding to be clamped thereon in desired positions. to the lug 3, both the lug and plate being pro- The head of the bolt27 has ratchet-teeth 29, vided on their meeting faces with corrugaengaged by a spring-pressed pawl 30, pivoted tions or teeth 7 and 8, respectively. A short on such sleeve, whereby the mop-holder 85 bolt 9, having a thumb-nut 10, serves to hold 'prope r,26,can beprevented fromturningback the brush in different adjusted positions with after the mop has'been twisted. The sleeve respect to the handle and the lug 3. 28 has an interior groove 31, which receives The lower mop frame or holder 11 has a a feather orspline 32, let-in or otherwise pro- 40 projecting plate or lug 12, provided with corvided in the handle 1,'tl1e'object of this con- 90 rugations or teeth 13, to engage similar corstruction being to prevent rotation of the rugations or teeth 14 on the lug 4;, and also sleeve with respect to the handle. This conprovided with a short bolt 15, similar to bolt struction is the preferable one, but is not ab- 9, and a thumb-nut 15, for-holding the mop solutely essential. The sleeve is preferably in desired adjusted position. The mop-frame adapted to be clamped to the handle in ad- 5 11 has a straight end piece 16 and side pieces justed positions, and in the drawings I have or bars 17. Each side piece has a groove or illustrated two methods of accomplishing this recess 18, in which is adapted to slide the result. In the form shown in Fig l aclampends of a follower or movable cross-bar 19, ing-plate 33, curved to fit the handle, has a having a centrally-projecting screw-threaded slotted projection 34, that engages a stud35, 10o

arranged on an interior wall of the sleeve. A cam or eccentric 36, pivoted in the sleeve, bears against the plate and is adapted to force such plate against the handle or to relieve it therefrom. In the modification of the clam p as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 an eccentric or cam 37, pivoted in the sleeve, has a curved face, so as to fit the handle. In this construction the clam ping-plate is dispensed with and the clamping is done directly by the cam itself.

If desired, the scrubbing-brush maybe provided along one edge of its back with a flexible strip 38, forming a squeegee, and on its opposite edge with a plate 39, forming a scraper, so that my device in its complete form, as hereinillustrated, is, in fact, a combined scrubber, mop, Wringer, drier, and scraper.

The operation of my device will be apparent from the description above given. \Vhen it is desired to wring out the mop, the movable mop-holder is drawn upward on the bandle to the proper distance, and such holder is thereupon clamped to the handle by means of the cam. The rotatable holder-frame 26 is thereupon turned by hand, so as to twist the mop, thereby wringing outthe water from the mop. The movable mop-holder can be then released, when the mop is again ready for mopping purposes. By means of the adj ustable connections the lower mop-holder can be adjusted to any desired angle or position with respect to the handle, and the same is true as to the brush.

\iVhile I have herein shown a combined scrubber and mop, it will be understood that the combination of these devices in one article of manufacture is preferable, but that the mop and scrubber may be used on different handles and independently of each otherthat is to say, that so far as my invention on the mop feature is concerned, such mop may be used separately from the scrubber and the scrubber separately from the mop.

Although I have shown and described more or less precise forms and details of construction, I do not intend to be understood as limiting myself thereto,as I contemplate changes in form, proportion of parts, and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may require or render expedient without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim 1. In a mop, the combination with the bandle, of a mop-holder secured to the handle and comprising a frame with interior guides, a cross-bar reciprocable in said frame with its ends in such guides, and a nut anchored in the frame and cooperating with said crossbar for reciprocating the latter, substantially as described.

2. In a mop, the combination of a handle, of a mop-holder secured thereto, a second mop-holder movable longitudinally on the handle and having a rotatable mop-holding frame extending at an angle thereto, and means for preventing back rotation of said frame, substantially as described.

3. In a mop, the combination of a handle, a mop-holder at one end thereof, a second mop-holder comprising a sleeve movable longitudinally of the handle, means for preventing rotary movement of the sleeve on the handle, and a mop-holding frame rotatably mounted on the sleeve and extending at an angle to the said sleeve and handle but at all times above the first-named mop-holder, and means for clamping said sleeve at diflferent adjusted positions on the handle; substantially as described.

at. In a mop, the combination of a handle, a mop-holder secured to one end thereof, a second mop-holder comprising a sleeve portion around the handle and a frame portion rotatably mounted on the sleeve, and a pawland-ratchet connection between said sleeve and rotatable frame; substantially as described.

5. In a mop, the combination with a handle, of a mop-holder secured thereto, a second mop-holder comprising a sleeve portion engaging the handle, but movable only longitudinally thereon and a frame portion, rotatably mounted on such sleeve and having a movement independent of such sleeve, and means for preventing the back movement of the frame, substantially as described.

6. In a mop, the combination with a handle, of a mop-holder secured thereto, a second mop-holder comprising a sleeve movable longitudinally of the handle, means for preventing rotary movementof the sleeve on the handle and a frame portion rotatable on such sleeve, and a mop secured to such holders, the first-named mop-holder being normally unmovable and the second mop-holder being movable or rotatable for wringing the mop, and means for preventing backward turning of said holder in the wringing of the mop.

'7. In a mop, the combination of a handle, a mop-holder secured to one end thereof, a second mop-holder comprising a sleeve portion around the handle and a frame portion rotatably mounted on the sleeve, a pawl-andratchet connection between the sleeve and said frame, and a clamp in such sleeve for clamping the sleeve to the handle in adjusted positions; substantially as described.

8. In a mop, the combination of a handle, a mop-holder secured to one end thereof, a second 111 op-holder movable longitudinally on the handle, means for preventing rotation of such second holder on the handle and means for clamping the same onto the handle in different adjusted positions; substantially as described.

9. In a mop, the combination of a handle, a mop-holder secured to one end thereof, a second mop-holder comprising a sleeve portion around the handle and a holder-proper rotatably secured to the sleeve, a spline on the handle, said sleeve having a groove to receive the spline, and an eccentric pivoted within the sleeve and adapted to clamp the sleeve upon the handle; substantially as described.

10. In a mop, the combination of a handle, a mop-holder secured to one end thereof, a second mop-holder comprising a sleeve portion around the handle and a holder proper rotatably secured to the sleeve, a clampingplate loosely connected to the sleeve and adapted to fit the handle, and a cam pivoted in the sleeve and adapted to bear against the clamping-plate; substantially as described.

11. In a mop, the combination, with the handle, of a mop-holder secured to the handle and comprising a frame having an end bar and side bars provided with interior guides, a cross -bar reciprocating in such frame with its ends in said guides and having a screw-threaded stem and a nut engaging said stem, said frame having a tubular extension to receive such stem; substantially as described.

12. In a mop, the combination, with the handle, of a mop-holder secured to the handle and comprising a frame having an end bar and side bars provided with lateral openings and interior guides, a cross-barreciproeating in such frame with its ends in said guides and having a screw-threaded stem, and a nut having a shank, said frame having a tubular extension to receive said stem and shank, whereby a mop can be held between said end bar and cross-bar and whereby upon screwing said nut upon the stem and moving the cross-bar slightly laterally through one of such openings, the cross-bar can be removed from the holder; substantially as described.

CHARLES J. HUNT.

Witnesses:

P. N. YSIGLER, ALBERT E. DAVIDSON.- 

